Vehicle wheel



Jan. 5 1926. 1,568,672

E. 'E. KELLOGG VEHICLE WHEEL Filed May 23, 1922 Inventor Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

UNITED STATES I I v 1,568,672 P EN OFF EDWARD E. IKELLOGG, 0F NOBWALK, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-HALF 1'0 A: '1.

SMITH, OF-LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

Application filed May 28,

ments to be met in introducing vehicle- .wheels, especially if used on automobiles.

The first concerns the cost of manufacture and to meet this requirement I propose a wheel in which the rim sustaining members ordinarily referred to as spokes and some-- times disks, may be made from sheet metal by stamping, cutting or other appropriate methods and in this way do away with the expense of wooden'and wire wheels and the present type of disk wheeL' Another requirement relates to the ease and convenience of mounting the wheels to the axle of the vehicle so that it may not only be substituted for an existing wheel but also be capable of being readily manipulated for the purpose of changing tires and in this connection I propose to take advanta e of the characteristic features of the so-ca led demountable rim as a art of my combination. Still another requlrement is appearance, and in this connection stamped sheet metal rim sustaining members will offer an attractive appearance aside from the unusual POSSibilij ties to be realized by the use of the same from a mechanical oint of view as compared with hereto ore known types of wheels. I

For the purpose of illustrating the salient features of my invention attention is di-' rected' to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a viewv in side .elevation of a wheel made in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 a cross-section on the line 22 of Figure 1; Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view of means for mounting the rim sustaining members to the existing hub structure of'a vehicle axle and Figure 4 is a sectional view of the same structure.

The important feature of my invention resides in the means-for mounting the rim sustaining members to the existing hub structure of a wheel axle and in this connection I propose to use a suitable tire rim 1922. sem n'o. 562,984.

(1 which is mounted direct to the rim sustainin members without using vt-hecustomary fe ly at the same time, leaving the rim free to be removed, in fact in a more convenient manner than possible with the conyentional construction The rim sustain mg members preferably comprise a curvilinear structure either of the diskor spoke In practice I prefer to use a pair of.

type t ese rim sustaining members such as (2) andv (3) with the same arranged in confrontngrelation and with their perimeters joined as at (4:) to engage lu notches, grooves or the like on the insi e circumference of I the rim ('1) with the members diverging from the rim toward the hub. The centers of the members being spaced axially and with means for varying their relative spaced relation for realizing a radial expansion of their circumference so as to bind their perimeters to the rim or release the rim.

As above stated my improvement resides primarily in means for realizing a convenlent and practical mounting for connectingthe centers of the rim sustainin either a driving'axle or a. steering axle and at the same time leave them free to be manipulated for holding or releasing the rim as stated.

Takin into account that there are many types 0 axle and hub structures all of which relate to either a driving or steering .type I propose to provide means which are well adapted to all of these types since to adapt my construction to an existing type I do not have to disturb the existing wheel hub exce t of course to remove the s okes which wi 1 leave only the'hub (A) which is keyed to the axle (B) of the driving type or serving as a housing for the bearing of a steering type of axle. Of course the front hub plate which is used in conjunction with the back flange (E) of the hub for clamping the spokes is done away with entirely. For

equipping an axle with my wheel I emlilo a sleeve (5) which is slipped over the (A). and having an upstanding flange (6) made to abut a ainst the flange (E) and with bolts (7) c amping the two flanges toether as well as clamping the center of the inside one of the rim sustainin members to the flange (6). The front of t e sleeve (5) is closed by the integral ring (8) with exception of a square opening (9) made to re-' ceive the square end (10) of the axle (B) members to or it may be a nut on the end of the axle (B). In either case the square end is fixed in driving relation with the axle and when received in the square opening (9) of the ring (8) the sleeve 5) thus becomes fixed in driving relation re ative to the axle.

In a steering type of axle the ring (8) may be dispensed with or else the squared openin (9) may be enlarged so as to leave the en of the axle tree to turn.

of the rim sustaining members, for instance the member- (3), I prefer to employ a collar (11) having an upstanding annular flange (12) with bolts or the like (13) used "to clamp the member to the flange 1n the same manner as the member (2) is clam ed. The collar (11) is of a larger diameter t an the sleeve (5) and slips over the same. To

fix the collar thereon a cap (15) is used, the same being threaded internally to enga e the threads (14) and having an outwar y presenting flange (16) made toabut against the face of the flange (12) so as to impart a push tothe same for drawing the members (.2) and (3) together and radiall expanding their outer circferences to 0 amp the rim (1) In order to impart a pull to the collar (11) for spreading the centers of the members (2) and (3) for the purpose of releasin the rim (1), I propose to use a lug or the like (17) which is clamped to the flange (12) by the bolts (13) and made to over y the flange (16) of the cap so that it is practically interlocked with the collar (11) and when the cap (15) is unscrewed it will pull the center of the member (3) away from the center of the member (2).

The structure just described in so far as concerns the details is gotten up for either a driving axle or a steering axle. Of course, certain changes may be made to accommodate various types without departing from v the spirit of theinvention. As a means for mounting the front one- In practice the face plate of the existing hub is removed leaving the flange (E) so 7 that the sleeve 5) may he slipped over the hub structure w ich is left by removing the spokes, and the collar (11) is likewise slip ed over the sleeve. The hub cap is use to draw the centers of the rim sustaining members (2) and (3) together or spread them apart to 0 amp or release the rim (1).

ll clalm:

In a wheeLa hub having a flange near its innerend, a sleeve on the hub having a flange adapted to be secured .to the former flange, a member slidable on the sleeve having a flange thereon in opposing relation to the second flange, rim sustaining members diverging from the rim toward the hub secured to the opposing flanges in confronting relation, and means for changing the spac ing between the two opposing flanges whereby the sustaining members are radially expanded or contracted for engagement with or disengagement from the rim.

' EDWARD E KELLOGG. 

